Suleman's winning entry...
My version based on the original design...
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The latest episode of the Nerdmudgeon podcast featuring yours truly (and, sure, two other guys who really don't need to be named) is up, bringing to a close the original Phase 1 MCU slate. Check out the "Avengers" episode today!
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This week's win goes to Scott Weyers.
I gotta say Scott, that this is some of your best work. Well done you!
Please join me in congratulating Scott on his win.
Your prize will be posted to the blog later this week.
Thanks to all who entered.
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For the next few weeks we will be building a team of RPG characters based on the following classes: Warrior/Fighter, Knight/Paladin, Barbarian/Berserker, Monk/Martial Artist, Archer/Ranger, Thief/Rogue/Assassin, Priest/Healer, Mage/Wizard, and finally Summoner/Necromancer/Druid.
Your CDC challenge this week is to create an original Archer or Ranger character.
The winning entrant will receive a HM3 version of their character rendered by yours truly.
The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way.
Rules for posts, contests, and challenges:
Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters.No characters based on Official RPG NPC's ( Non-Player Characters ). Please keep all submissions PG13. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warning. Only post characters that have been created solely using Hero Machine, and that you know for certain have never been entered in a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.
All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine :,ImageShack, PhotoBucket, or whatever);
Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this).
This contest will close on Monday, June 15th at 6:00pm Eastern
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Close call this week. So close that we have a tie between...
CantDraw.
The pose and forced perspective - especially the left foot is amazing
and...
Good pose and the costume detail is really lovely.
Your prizes will be posted to the blog later this week
Thanks to all who entered.
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For the next few weeks we will be building a team of RPG characters based on the following classes: Warrior/Fighter, Knight/Paladin, Barbarian/Berserker, Monk/Martial Artist, Archer/Ranger, Thief/Rogue/Assassin, Priest/Healer, Mage/Wizard, and finally Summoner/Necromancer/Druid.
Your CDC challenge this week is to create an original Monk or Martial Artist.
The winning entrant will receive a HM3 version of their character rendered by yours truly.
The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way.
Rules for posts, contests, and challenges:
Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters.No characters based on Official RPG NPC's ( Non-Player Characters ). Please keep all submissions PG13. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warning. Only post characters that have been created solely using Hero Machine, and that you know for certain have never been entered in a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.
All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine :,ImageShack, PhotoBucket, or whatever);
Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this).
This contest will close on Monday, June 8th at 6:00pm Eastern
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For the next few weeks we will be building a team of RPG characters based on the following classes: Warrior/Fighter, Knight/Paladin, Barbarian/Berzerker, Monk/Martial Artist, Archer/Ranger, Thief/Rogue/Assassin, Priest/Healer, Mage/Wizard, and finally Summoner/Necromancer/Druid.
Your CDC challenge this week is to create an original heroic knight or Paladin character.
The winning entrant will receive a HM3 version of their character rendered by yours truly.
The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way.
Rules for posts, contests, and challenges:
Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters.No characters based on Official RPG NPC's ( Non-Player Characters ). Please keep all submissions PG13. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warning. Only post characters that have been created solely using Hero Machine, and that you know for certain have never been entered in a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.
All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine :,ImageShack, PhotoBucket, or whatever);
Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this).
This contest will close on Monday, May 25th at 6:00pm Eastern
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Hey 'machiners!
Did you know you have the means to create your own items out of others?
There is a whole bunch of possibilities when using the masking tool and "frankenstein" them together. Here is an example....
I took 2 Croc heads from HEADS/ANIMAL section and did this....
Took a 3/4 turn item and made it head on. Pretty cool, eh?
Here is how I did it...
There are treasures to be found in all item categories. Happy hunting!
***For a more in depth step by step post, please visit this page created by SULEMAN.
http://www.heromachine.com/2016/05/06/submission-box-suleman-tutorial-frankensteining/
Stay Safe and Cheers!
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Great works again this week folks. The renderings are awesome and the background stories were inspired.
Special shout out goes to Palazzo. First off Pool Shark is an amazing villain name. i was wishing that the thug would have been a bald guy with the number tattooed on his head. Still though, great job.
And now to the winner. This person captured what I believe is the true spirit of a henchman...probably nameless and easily replaced.
So the winner is...
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